RNW Staff

It was a dismal race weekend for the four-time World Champion, who found himself towing team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to pole position on Satuday and spinning to the back of the grid after contact with title rival Lewis Hamilton on the first lap come Sunday.

With 16 years of experience to draw upon, Targa Newfoundland organizers are now relatively comfortable with the annual requirements and are now thinking ‘long-term’ in an effort to increase efficiency, not only for themselves, but for the competitors, the support staff, municipal partners, the volunteers, as well as potential and existing race sponsors.

Round 17, the finale of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, will be the Grand Prix of Sonoma, September 14-16, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA.. The race will be broadcast live on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET.  It is also available on radio: XM 209 and IMS IndyCar Radio as well as online: IndyCar.com and Verizon IndyCar 15 app.

Andrew McFadden, who along with Jeff Drimmie and Kevin Foisy make-up the Ontario Legends team of officials, says everyone will be looking to solidify their point positions as they head into the 2018 season finale at Peterborough Speedway’s Autumn Colours Classic.

Stoffel Vandoorne said, “I’m very grateful to McLaren for investing their faith in me over the past five years. I joined McLaren as a young driver and have since seen my career progress within the team from Test and Development Driver to Reserve Driver and then to full-time race driver.”

Both drivers gained positions at the start with Fittipaldi moving up to 12th and Ferrucci 15th. After getting passed by his teammate on Lap 11, Fittipaldi headed to pit lane as the team elected to run a different pit stop strategy by pitting early.

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Big crash at the start of the Indy Portland race

Lamborghini returned to winning ways at the Hungaroring during the 4th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup round. The #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Huracán GT3 shared by Lamborghini Factory Drivers Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti, secured a memorable success from fifth on the grid. Engelhart displayed lightning-quick reactions to get the jump on the front […]